ROBIN HOODS BAY
Robin
Hoods Bay is located five miles south of Whitby and fifteen miles north
of Scarborough along the Heritage Coast of the North Yorkshire Moors
National Park.
The
origins of its name are unknown though there is no evidence to suggest
that Robin Hood of Nottingham ever visited the bay. During
the eighteenth century the bays natural isolation made it an ideal
location for smuggling and its many corridors and passageways between
the labyrinth of cottages provided a means of escape from the excise
men.
Fishing
was a thriving industry here until the end of the nineteenth century
when the delightful surroundings and the development of railroads
brought tourism to the fore.
Today,
Robin Hoods Bay is one of the most picturesque fishing villages in the
country and a well known location for fossil hunting. Set amongst steeply sloping streets every turn brings a
refreshing picture postcard view.
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